Reid taps Schumer to head new Dem post

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has tasked Sen. Charles E. Schumer to head a streamlined effort by Senate Democrats to develop policies and tout their accomplishments in the upcoming 112th Congress.

In a Monday letter to this Senate Democratic colleagues, Mr. Reid said he was merging the Democratic Policy Committee and Senate Democratic Communications Center into a joint operation, and has asked Mr. Schumer to head the new entity.

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Mr. Reid praised the New York senator for his “communication abilities and tactical skills.”